Studying at MIRIAD
Study can be directed towards a research or professional career. With the assistance of your supervisory team in the first months after enrolling at the university you are expected to refine and complete your research proposal. Once approved you are registered as an MPhil student. After a maximum of 15 months full-time study you complete a Transfer Report for registration as a PhD student. These and other mechanisms such as regular tutorials and annual Monitoring and Evaluation are designed to support your progress during your research. You keep a Personal Development Portfolio as a record of your practice to assist you in researching, contextualising, and reflecting upon your programme of study.
Research Student Benefit From
- Specialist individual support from a dedicated team of supervisors
- An individual assessment of skills support
- Specialist and generalist programmes in research methodology
- Research workshops, surgeries and one-to-one tuition
- An IT drop-in centre
- Excellent library provision
- A programme of student-led seminars
- A rigorous system for monitoring and encouragement of your progress
- The opportunities of the wider research culture and events provided by MIRIAD through its Research Centres.
- Membership of a dynamic research community.
- Workshops and resources recognised as outstanding by the national Quality Assurance Agency
Your Practice
Practice defines everything that you do, whether that is making, writing, or both. Practice can result in any agreed form capable of producing evidence of an appropriate level of achievement - visual, written, aural, or digital. Studio-based submissions are accompanied by a written critical report.
Study is based upon the importance of researching, testing, and reflecting upon practice.
Practice is supported, developed and challenged through workshops, lectures, critiques, discussions, studio and learning cultures, visiting practitioners, specialist tutorials and personal tutorials.
Postgraduate Research Support
Every student is supervised by at least two experienced researchers.
Further academic support is provided through lectures on research methods provided by the Institute and the University, one to one "surgery" sessions, an annual progress review, work in progress seminars involving staff and students, including a student-led seminar programme. Taught elements from the MA programme, such as Theory courses are also available (Thursdays).
Researchers are encouraged to contribute to seminars and conferences and there are opportunities to exhibit work. Financial support for research expenses and conference attendance can be made available.Attendance
All Programmes commence towards the end of September/beginning of October. Taught programmes in Research Methods and other taught elements for PhD level students normally take place on Wednesday of each week.
